届高考英语专题综合检测七.docx

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届高考英语专题综合检测七

2019届高考英语专题综合检测（七）

1、HEARSTCASTLE,CA

   HearstCastleisopenfortoursdaily,exceptThanksgiving,ChristmasandNewYear^Day.

TourA—TheGrandRooms

   ViewthegroundfloorroomsofLaCasaGrandewhereMr.Hearst’sguestsmettheirhostandwereentertainedduringtheirstay.SeetheAssemblyRoom,whereguestsmetforcocktails,theRefectory,wheremealswereserved,theMorningRoom,BilliardTheater.YourknowledgeableguidewillbringthisbighousetolifesharingstoriesaboutMr.Hearst,hismanyguests,andtheartcollectionitcontains.

   Prices:

Adults:

$25.00;Children:

$12.00.

TourB—TheUpstairsSuites（套房）

   ThistourfeaturesroomsontheupperfloorsofCasaGrande.TravelthroughguestsuitesonyourwaytotheLibrarywhereMr.Hearsthousedacollectionof2,000-year-oldGreekpots.VisitMr.Hearst'sprivatethirdfloorsuiteincludinghisbedroomandprivatestudywhereheheldbusinessmeetings.LearnaboutthegeniusofarchitectJuliaMorganandthewaysheputMr.Hearst'sartcollectionintothedesign.

   Prices:

Adults:

$20.00?

Children:

$10.00.

TourC—EveningTour

   ThistourallowsvisitorstoexperiencetheCastleatnightasavisitortotheCastleinthe1930smighthave.Itfeatureshighlightsfromtheexperience,UpperFloorsofCasaGrande,andGardentours.

   EveningtoursareofferedonmostFridaysandSaturdaysduringMarch-MayOctober-December.

   Prices:

Adults:

$36.00;Children:

$18.00.

TourD—AccessibleHolidayTwilight

   Thistouriswheelchairaccessible.Visitorswhohavedifficultyclimbingstairs»orwhocannotstandorwalkforextendedperiod,mayalsobenefitfromthistour.AccessibletransportationisprovidedfromtheVisitorCentertoallareasoftheHolidayatHearstCastletour.Call866-712-2286foradditionalinformation.

   Prices:

Adults:

$30.00;Children:

$15.00.

1.Whichplacecanyoutakeyourchildtovisitifyouhaveatightbudget?

A.TheMorningRoom.

B.TheUpstairsSuites.

C.TheGrandRooms.

D.TheBilliardRoom.

2.WhichofthefollowingisproperforyoutotakepartinTourC?

A.ASaturdayinJuly.

B.ASaturdayinApril.

C.AFridayinJanuary.

D.AFridayinSeptember.

3.Whichisthebestchoicefordisabledpeople?

A.TourA.

B.TourB.

C.TourC.

D.TourD.

2、   Teensandyoungerchildrenarereadingalotlessforfun,accordingtoaCommonSenseMediareportpublishedMonday.

   Whilethedeclineoverthepastdecadeissteepforteenreaders,somedatainthereportshowsthatreadingremainsabigpartofmanychildren’slives,andindicateshowparentsmighthelpencouragemorereading.

   Accordingtothereport’skeyfindings,"theproportion（比例）whosaythey‘hardlyever’readforfunhasgonefrom8percentof13-year-oldsand9percentof17-year-oldsin1984to22percentand27percentrespectivelytoday."

   Thereportdatashowsthatpleasurereadinglevelsforyoungerchildren,ages2—8,remainlargelythesame.Buttheamountoftimespentinreadingeachsessionhasdeclined,fromclosertoanhourormoretoclosertoahalfhourpersession.

   Whenitcomestotechnologyandreading,thereportdoeslittletocounsel（建议）parentslookingfordataabouttheeffectofe-readersandtabletsonreading.Itdoespointoutthatmanyparentsstilllimitelectronicreading,mainlyduetoconcernsaboutincreasedscreentime.

   Themosthopefuldatasharedinthereportshowsclearevidenceofparentsservingasexamplesandimportantguidesfortheirkidswhenitcomestoreading.Datashowsthatkidsandteenswhodoreadfrequently,comparedtoinfrequentreaders,havemorebooksinthehome,morebookspurchasedforthem,parentswhoreadmoreoften,andparentswhosetasidetimeforthemtoread.

   Astheendofschoolapproaches,andschoolvacationreadinglistsloom（逼近）ahead,parentsmighttakethischancetostepinandmaketheirownsummerreadinglistandplanafamilytriptothelibraryorbookstore.

1.WhatistheCommonSenseMediareportprobablyabout?

A.Children'sreadinghabits.

B.Qualityofchildren'sbooks.

C.Children'safter-classactivities.

D.Parent-childrelationships.

2.Wherecanyoufindthedatathatbestsupports"childrenarereadingalotlessforfun"?

A.Inparagraph2.

B.Inparagraph3.

C.Inparagraph4.

D.Inparagraph5.

3.Whydomanyparentslimitelectronicreading?

A.E-booksareofpoorquality. 

B.Itcouldbeawasteoftime.

C.Itmayharmchildren'shealth.

D.E-readersareexpensive.

4.Howshouldparentsencouragetheirchildrentoreadmore?

A.Actasrolemodelsforthem.

B.Askthentowritebookreports.

C.Setupreadinggroupsforthem.

D.Talkwiththeirreadingclassteachers.

3、   Humansmakemistakes.Evensurgeonswithyearsofexperiencearenotinfallible.Butwhatifthesedoctorscouldpooltheirknowledgeandexperiencetogetherandcreateasurgicalstandardofcare,tobecarriedoutbymachines?

   That'stheideabehindsurgicalrobots,whichmaysoonperformmostsurgeries,fromsewinguptinywoundstoperformingheartprocedures.Manyoftheseoperationsare,infact,alreadycompletedwiththeassistanceofrobots.Butarecenttestsuggeststhatrobotsintheoperatingroommaysoongoastepfurther,performingonsofttissuecompletelyontheirown,fromstarttofinish.

   TheSmartTissueAutonomousRobot（STAR）,successfullycompletedsurgeriesonpigs."We'rethefirstgrouptodevelopautonomousroboticsurgerywithsoft-tissuesurgery,andwhencomparedtostandardoperation,it'sbetter,"saysPeterKim,professorofsurgery."Theideaisnottoreplacesurgeons;itwillmakethesurgeonsbetterandmaketheproceduressafer."   

   ArecentMayoClinicstudyfoundthatmajorsurgicalerrors-includingoperatingonthewrongsiteorsideofthebody,orevenleavingtoolsorobjectsinsidethepatient-occureveryoneoutof22,000procedures.That'srare,butrobotslikeSTARwouldaimtolowerthenumberevenfurther.

   InthedaVincisurgicalsystem,surgeonsplacetheirarmsinsideinstrumentsandusetheirhandstocontrolthemovementofrobotictoolsontheoperatingtablefromafar.Therobot'severymajormoveiscontrolledbysurgeons,andthusitsresultsmayvarybasedonthesurgeon'strainingorexperience.   

   STAR,ontheotherhand,isentirelyautonomous.It'snotonlyabletoworkonitsownandperformsurgerieswithamoreflexible"hand",butit'sabletoreacttotheunexpectedincidents.Cuttingintohardtissuelikebonesisonething,butoperatingonmovingsofttissueisfarmorecomplex.STARreactstoachangingenvironment,similartohowself-drivingcarsareprogrammedtonotonlydriveonthehighway,butalsoreacttoanotherdrivermakingamistakeandgettinginyourway.

1.Theunderlinedword"infallible"inParagraph1probablymeans______.

A.quitesmart

B.reallycreative

C.ratherresponsible

D.alwaysright

2.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatSTAR______.

A.canperformtheoperationonitsown

B.hasbeenwidelyusedintheoperatingroom

C.canmakesurgeriesmuchfaster

D.willtaketheplaceofsurgeons

3.InthedaVincisurgicalsystem,______.

A.robotsaretrainedfromafar

B.robotsalwaysmakemistakes

C.surgeryresultsdependonsurgeons

D.surgeonshavetroublecontrollingrobots

4.Inthelastparagraph,theauthormentionsself-drivingcarsinordertoshow______.

A.howsmartanautonomousrobotcanbe

B.howdifficultself-drivingonthehighwayis

C.howbadgettinginanotherdriver'swaymightbe

D.howdangerousoperatingonpeopleis.

4、   Losingweightcomeswithalotofhealthbenefits-includingmakingyourbrainsharper.

   Yes,itturnsoutthatoverweightmaydamagecognitivefunctionssuchasmemoryandattention.Therehavebeenfewstudiesofoverweightandcognitivefunctioning,possiblybecauseitisgenerallybelievedthatitisnotaprimaryriskcauseforpoorcognitiveperformance.Losingweight,therefore,mayhelpimprovethesementalfunctions,accordingtoanewresearchledbyJohnGunstad,assistantprofessorofpsychologyatKentStateUniversity.

   Growingevidencesuggeststhatbeingfatislinkedtocognitivedeficits（缺陷）.SoGunstadandhisteamguessedthatlosingweightmightimprovementalfunction.Fortheirstudy,theymeasuredmemoryandattentioninagroupof 150overweightparticipants,someofwhomhadsomekindofoperationforweightlossandsomedidnot.Allofthevolunteerscompletedmentalskillsteststoassesstheirabilitiesofmemoryandattentionatthebeginningofthestudy,andagain12weekslater.Tobeginwith,about24%ofthepatientsshoweddamagedlearningand23%showedsignsofpoormemorywhentested.Attheendofthestudy,thosewhohadlostweightafteroperationimprovedtheirscoresintotheaverageoraboveaveragerangeforcognitivefunctions.Scoresforthevolunteerswhodidn’tloseweightdroppedevenfurther.

   ThestudyhelpedGunstadtofindoutwhetherlosingweighthadanyeffectonmentalfunction.Nowthathe’sseenthepositiveeffectthatweightlosscanhaveonmemoryandattention,hesayshewillnextstudythosewhochoosetoloseweightbythetraditionalway-eatinghealthierandgettingmoreactive.Heexpectsthatlosingweightinthiswaywillhaveasimilarlypositiveeffectonthebrain.“Ifwecanimprovetheconditionwithoperations,thenwecanprobablyproducethesamechangewithbehavioralweightlossaswell,"hesays.

1.Thereislessresearchonoverweightandcognitivefunctionsbecauseresearchers ________.

A.believeoverweightonlyaffectsourbody

B.havefocusedonwaystosharpenpeople'smind

C.donotconsideroverweightamaincauseforlowcognitiveability

D.areclearabouttherelationbetweenweightandmentalfunctions

2.TheresultofGunstad'sstudyshowsthat __________.

A.losingweighthasl